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CBS, NBC, ABC: The 2016 Republican National Convention from Cleveland 2nd Night at 10pm
TELEMUNDO: Silvana Sin Lana (Premiere) at 8pm
TELEMUNDO: Sin Senos Si Hay Paraiso (Premiere) at 9pm
TELEMUNDO: Senora Acero 3, La Coyote (Premiere) at 10pm
CW: Containment (Finale) at 9pm
FOOD: Chopped Jr. (Finale) at 8pm
FYI: Teenage Newlyweds (Finale) at 10pm
LIFETIME: Gold Medal Families (Finale) at 11pm
ABC News will deliver 24-hour live coverage of the 2016 Republican and Democratic national conventions on Facebook under a partnership with the social giant. Throughout each day and between the primetime speeches, ABC News’ Facebook feed will provide live video of interviews, protests and other breaking news. Facebook will provide ABC News with exclusive, real-time data during major speeches that it will use across TV and digital platforms. Hosts and correspondents will also incorporate viewer comments and questions in its Facebook Live coverage.
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Samantha Bee, host of TBS late-night series Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, presents A Very Special Full Frontal Special, bowing Wednesday, July 20 at 10:30p. Bee and the show’s writers begin a road trip to Ohio, ending up at the Republican National Convention as Donald Trump prepares to accept the presidential nomination. According to a TBS press release, “The journey is akin to Sam and Frodo heading toward Mount Doom. In this case, Mount Doom is Cleveland. Along the way, they accidentally discover America and the concerned, excited, and largely baffled people who live in it.”
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According to a new report Monday by New York magazine, Roger Ailes days at Fox News could be coming to a close. The report, by Gabriel Sherman, said that Rupert Murdoch and his sons, James and Lachlan, have decided to remove the exec from his post following the sexual-harassment lawsuit leveled against him by former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson. Citing unnamed sources, the report suggested the execs, who run Fox News parent 21st Century Fox, were considering different strategies to have Ailes step down. “This matter is not yet resolved and the review is not concluded,” 21st Century Fox said in a statement.
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Ron Meyer has signed a contract to remain Vice Chairman of NBC Universal for an additional five years. The veteran executive’s contract was set to expire in 2017.
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Page Six TV, modeled after the NY Post gossip column, launched its summer preview on select FOX TV stations on Monday, including New York (7p ET), Los Angeles (6:30p PT), Philadelphia (7p ET), Dallas (11:30p CT), Atlanta (7p), Detroit (11:30p ET) and Tampa Bay (1p ET). The day after airing on the FOX TV stations, each episode of the daily TV series will be available nationally online at PageSixTV.com.
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iHeartMedia announced the return of the 2016 iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina to the American Airlines Arena in Miami on Saturday, November 5, 2016. The third annual concert will feature performances by Enrique Iglesias, Juanes, Nicky Jam, Yandel, Gente de Zona, Intocable, J Balvin, Daddy Yankee and Pitbull. For the second year, the fiesta will also include a special TV re-broadcast on Telemundo in November and will video stream live exclusively on TELEMUNDO.com for fans across the U.S.. Also planned are live broadcasts on iHeartMedia Spanish-Pop, Tropical, regional Mexican and Spanish Adult Hit radio stations nationwide on Saturday, November 5.
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USA Network has moved the premiere date of Shooter to fall. The move comes as gun violence has overtaken the news, with fatal shootings in Orlando, Minnesota, Baton Rouge and Dallas, generating media scrutiny and protests. Production continues on the series, but no specific premiere date has been set. Shooter stars Ryan Phillippe as a sniper and U.S. military vet who tries to clear his name after being wrongly accused of a crime.
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Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) is set to make her directorial debut with Lifetime movie Story Of A Girl, based on the novel by Sara Zarr. Sedgick’s husband Kevin Bacon (The Following) stars in the project, which centers on a teen who must deal with the ramifications of a sex video that goes viral. Production beginning September in Vancouver for a 2017 debut.
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After months of hearing that HBO’s Game of Thrones would consist of fewer episodes than usual and debut later, it was officially announced on Monday that the show’s new season will bow in a summer 2017 and consist of seven episodes. The series usually begins its seasons in April each year, so a shift to summer means Game of Thrones will be out of the running for TV Academy voters next year. According to Primetime Emmy rules, to be eligible a show must run between June 1 and May 31.
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Zelda Williams will be the voice behind Freeform’s The Letter, a one-hour unscripted relationship show where friends challenge each other to better themselves through anonymous letters written to one other. Williams, who currently stars as Drew on the net’s Dead of Summer, will also serve as producer on the project. Series bows later this year.
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The Mist began principal photography in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Monday.Spike TV ordered the series adapted from the Stephen King novella, which tells the story of a foreboding mist that arrives in a small town. “We intend to see this series develop into a signature show for Spike, and after hearing the pitch for Nova Scotia, we felt confident that the look, feel and the overall attitude of the province were right for this project,” said Sharon Levy, EVP, Original Series, Spike. Series premieres in 2017.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and creator Michael Konyves have inked a deal with CBS Television Studios to develop Pump, a drama based on Schwarzenegger’s bodybuilding youth in Venice Beach gyms. The series was originally sold to Showtime in 2013, but then moved to Hulu. No network is attached as of yet. “The 70’s were such a colorful, transformational time, for me and for our entire country,” said Schwarzenegger. “I look forward to bringing that color to people’s living rooms with the fantastic, deep characters and the multi-layered story lines of ‘Pump.”
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Former Extra host Jon Kelley has joined Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios in a multi-platform content deal. Kelley assumes hosting and producing duties on several ES television properties, including the celebrity interview series Entertainers and the sports profile series The American Athlete.He will also produce content for ES’ video news platform, TheGrio.com, which Allen purchased, last month. “I’m thrilled to join Entertainment Studios, an organization with tremendous creative energy and amazing growth,” said Kelley.
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NFL superstar Travis Kelce searches for love in Catching Kelce, debuting Wednesday, October 5 at 9p on E!. Some 50 eligible women, including former WAGS (wives and girlfriends of sports stars), sports royalty, social media stars, entrepreneurs, hometown sweethearts and fitness models from across the U.S., will head to Los Angeles to meet Kelcie in hopes of becoming his lifelong teammate.
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Investigation Discovery’s leading private investigator, Brian Wolfe, is back for a new season of Cry Wolfe, premiering Tuesday, July 26 at 10p. Wolfe and his assistant Janine McCarthy hit the streets to decipher fact from fiction.
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Chef Michael Symon’s Burgers, Brew & ‘Que has headed back into production for Season 3. The series follows Symon as he takes viewers on a road trip to taste the best American classics at restaurants across the country, meeting up with some celebrity friends along the way. Series returns September 2016 with a new digital companion series.
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Pasiones premiered popular Brazilian drama Rastros de Mentiras on Monday, July 18 at 6p. Set against the backdrops of Brazil and Peru, it tells the story of Paloma, a young woman who finds herself conflicted by family relationships. Series airs every Monday through Friday at 6p.
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Taye Diggs is headed to FOX’s Empire. Diggs has signed on for a major recurring role as Angelo Dubois, a city councilman from a respected and affluent New York family. He’ll debut in the drama’s Wednesday, September 21 premiere.
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Gotham has nabbed The Walking Dead‘s Benedict Samuel to play DC Comics’ Mad Hatter, aka Jervis Tetch. The show’s third season debuts Monday, September 19 at 8p on FOX.
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Aaron Diaz (Tierra de Reyes) has landed a recurring role as Leon Velez, a thrill-seeking photojournalist, on Quantico. He’ll first appear on the Season 2 premiere of the ABC drama, airing Sunday, September 25 at 10p.
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Spike is bringing hit series Lip Sync Battle directly to the fans with an interactive app launching this fall to coincide with the show’s Season 3 premiere. The app will allow fans to create lip sync videos to their favorite songs and battle friends. By sharing the video through social media, fans can accrue ‘likes’ in the app from the Lip Sync Battle community and see how their endeavor ranks on the leaderboard.
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Ever wondered how YouTube videos get made? Dwayne Johnson revealed all in a hilarious new video that launched on his YouTube Channel, Seven Bucks Digital Studios, on Monday. The video features a who’s who of top digital creators, including Lilly Singh, a.k.a. IISuperwomanII, Markiplier, Gigi Gorgeous, LaurDIY, Alex Wassabi, Roman Atwood with Brittney Smith, Grace Helbig, Flula Borg and King Bach who share the secrets of YouTube.
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Hayes Grier is getting his own comedy docuseries on Verizon’s Go90. According to Variety, Top Grier will feature the 16-year-old Vine star heading home to Moorseville, North Carolina to try his hand at running a farm. The 12-episode, half-hour series begins production this week.
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Hollywood publicist David H. Horowitz died Sunday, July 17 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 86. Among his credits, Horowitz crafted successful Oscar campaigns for Best Picture winners The Lord of The Rings: Return of The King, The Silence of the Lambs and Dances With Wolves.
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